For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a
ransom for many. (Mark 10:45 NIV)
Below is a listing of a wide variety of opportunities which support the ministries, programs and ongoing life of our church. Individually, these positions need enthusiasm and dedication to reach their highest potential. Collectively, they help our Church Family. Perhaps God is leading you toward one or more of these opportunities: All Contact Persons may be reached through their Breeze listing.
Assimilation team
The Assimilation Team reaches out to all visitors and guests and encourages them to enter into intentional participation in the life of the church. This team is responsible for managing submitted Let’s Connect cards, obtaining and entering contact information, taking and posting photographs into Breeze and church bulletin boards, following up with visitors, and responding to questions. This team reports to the Deacons.
New Member Sponsor
Sponsors introduce new members to the congregation when they join and walk with the new member through their first year of membership in order to help them get to know and connect with others. Sponsors also help the new member become familiar with and involved in programs, volunteer, and small group opportunities.
Photographer
The Photographer takes photos of current and new members as well as visitors in order to add these photos to listings in the Breeze Directory. In addition, the photographer makes hard copy prints of new member photos and adds them with identifying information to the bulletin board by the church office.
Handy Persons contact: Frank Spoerke
A church building runs best when all are invested in it and can lend their talents when needed. In a large, active building such as ours, it may occasionally need small repairs, painting, upgrades, or other small jobs. Having a couple of “go to” folks in the handy department is very helpful. Occasionally, this might include our Parsonage (across the street) as we are responsible for providing our Senior Pastor with a safe, efficient home.
Gardening Contact: Phil Clemons
Our special outreach ministry involves preparing the ground and growing and harvesting vegetables for the Hanson Food Pantry.
Landscaping Contact: Frank Spoerke
Do you enjoy working outdoors and tending your lawn and garden? We can always use help in maintaining a pleasant, welcoming appearance of all of our church and parsonage grounds, lawns, beds and plantings.. Needs and opportunities change with the seasons.
Sunday School Teachers and Assistants Contact: sarah marcoloni
Teachers and Assistants work under the direction of the CE Committee. Currently, teachers are committed for one school year (September – May) and typically teach two Sundays in a 5 week cycle. If you like to be with kids, then this may be for you. The Christian Education Committee and the Superintendents provide easy-to-use materials, training, and guidance. No experience as a teacher is necessary. This is all about loving the students and helping them grow in Christ.
Nursery Coordinator/workers
The Nursery Coordinator establishes and maintains a schedule for the Nursery, trains and supervises all volunteer workers, oversees the nursery including cleanliness, safety supplies, books and toys, and furnishings. The Coordinator is responsible for submitting and maintaining CORI forms on each volunteer. Nursery workers are responsible for staffing the Nursery on their designated schedule. They interact with children from infancy to 3 yrs. old by reading to them, playing with them, and caring for them while in our nursery. The primary need is to create a comfortable place for parents to leave their children allowing their parents to worship without distraction. Background checks are required.
Vacation Bible School Team Members Contact: sarah marcoloni
Adults are needed as VBS volunteers to assist/chair the following areas: registration, arts/crafts, music, Bible story, snack, games, opening/closing, decorations and preschool during one week in the summer.
Kid’s Club Contact: Julie Gainey
During the summer, our kid’s program is called Kid’s Club. Meeting during worship, the children (ages 4 and up) participate in a themed approach to learning Bible stories and lessons in a fun and inspiring way. Adult and High School Assistants are needed each week to help with activities for the children, while providing love and support
Newsletter Writers/proof-readers Contact: Cheryl Spriggs
The writers work together with our Newsletter Editor and office administrator to write articles, edit submissions and lay out the electronic newsletter in an attractive manner. Proofreaders provide the important task of weekly electronic review of the draft Newsletter and provide a timely response to the Editor regarding any corrections or changes that might be needed. Will need access to the internet and word processing and to make a response within 24 hours.
Website Managers/proofreaders Contact: Helen Mastico
Jobs include adding announcements, posting sermons, monitoring web traffic, updating pictures and calendar. The website must be current in order to be useful. In order to keep the website current and accurate a “second pair of eyes” is essential to check grammar, spelling, and language, reporting errors and/or updates to the Website Manager
Facebook Administrator Contact: Kathy Fuller
The FCCH Facebook page is updated with event promotions and pictures helping to connect members and friends with the goings on at church. Several people have administrator rights and help post events and share pictures. It only takes a few minutes each week to help with this process.
Maintain Front Message Board Contact: Kerry Henderson
Responsible for adding and changing on a weekly basis the messages on the outdoor message board located in front of the church.
Power Point/Worship Slide Technicians.
These persons operate the PowerPoint Slides during both worship services and special events. Coverage for both regular services and special events is necessary and volunteers are arranged on a schedule by service. In addition, opportunities exist to assist in the creation, editing and proof reading of presentations.
FAIR TEAM
This Team is responsible for the organization, planning, marketing, and implementation of our annual Fall Fair and Spring Crafts Fair. The Team helps recruit many in the church family for donations of crafted goods, baked goods, basket-making, and many gifts and talents.
HOSPITALITY Contact: Ellie Hartz
This team is coordinated by our Board of Deacons and oversees refreshments and hospitality each week during our Coffee Hours after Worship Services. They are also instrumental in organizing refreshments and supplies for special events. People are needed as coffee hour hosts, for post funeral collations, or for the tea room at the fair. Congregationalists’ fellowship is best with coffee and treats!
CARE MINISTRY
The purpose of the Care Ministry is to connect with those who are home bound and/or unable to participate in Sunday worship. This ministry involves cards, calls, and visits. It is overseen by the Board of Deacons.
KITCHEN/ FOOD SERVICE
Throughout the year we hold Special Dinners when we invite not only the church family but the community as well. It takes many hands to make this happen: shopping, preparing, cooking, set-up, serving, and clean-up.
LIBRARY Contact: Ellie Hartz
Librarian and Librarian Assistants – These persons work with our library to check in books, follow-up on books which have not been returned in a timely manner, catalog and create cards for new books, and organize the library. They also keep abreast of new releases or popular titles that could be acquired for the library.
MISSIONS Contact: Sylvia Salas
The Missions Committee members work on various projects, review by-laws, support missions and distribute funds to missions approved by NACCC, as well as charities recommended by church members. Missions and missionaries are reviewed periodically for maintaining criteria for funding, need, evangelism and efficiency in providing support. These are explored during the evaluation. Church members are asked to select the amount of their offerings that will be used to make up our annual budget. Often members of the congregation designate funding to their favorite charities. Current mission projects are explained monthly in the church newsletter and in Sunday bulletin handouts. Missions we support are local, regional, national and international. Each mission member has a position
related to an area of interest.
OFFICE ASSISTANTS Contact: Cheryl Spriggs
Bulletin Collators – These persons are available to assist the office with the Friday morning collating of our weekly bulletins. Many hands make light work of this time-consuming task and is accompanied by fellowship and encouragement.
OUTREACH PLANNING/ EVENT COORDINATOR Contact: Kerry Henderson
This group helps to plan a wide variety of events throughout the year. These may be in coordination with other local churches, the town of Hanson or just ourselves. The focus of these events is to move our congregation outside the church building and into the community for service, ministry, sharing God’s message and recreational events. We are always looking for additional help and new, creative ideas for outreach and evangelism. This team is coordinated by our Deacons.
Prayer Team Contact: Carol Smith
Opportunities to minister through prayer include responding to emailed notifications of prayer requests or prayer cards put in the offering plate, intercession for the ministries of the church, and participating in the prayer ministry available to all following each worship service.
Online Prayer Team Contact: Jane Clemons
Responsible for receiving electronic prayer requests and distributing them to all prayer team participants. Additional prayer partners always welcome.
Youth Ministry Volunteers Contact: sarah marcoloni
Youth Group is for teens from grades 6-12. Sunday evening meetings involve Bible study, discussions, music, and fun and games. Volunteers assist in these activities as well as special off-site events throughout the year such as retreats and concerts.
Altar Guild Contact: Louise Scott
A group of folks who are talented in decoration and creating an atmosphere of welcome as well as Worship. The Altar Guild works with additional volunteers to decorate our Church’s Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall for holidays and special events and makes sure that supplies used in our Worship services (candles, flowers, etc.) are available. They replace the Altar candles when too small and change the altar cloths, pulpit drapes, and window decorations depending upon the season.
Choir Members Contact: Cindy Fish
One of the joys of our church is our long standing choir. Our Senior Choir sings each Sunday at our 10:00 a.m. Worship Service by leading the congregation in the singing of the hymns. They also present the Offertory and other special music. No experience is necessary here, just a love of music and the desire to share your voice with others. The director, Cindy Fish, leads rehearsal each Thursday night at 7:30pm to prepare for that Sunday and upcoming Worship Services. If you like traditional worship music and like to sing, then this fun, energetic group is for you.
Bell Choir Members Contact: Jane Clemons
Our Bell Choirs are one of the gems our church offers. These groups perform in Worship every other month and rehearse each week; morning group at 10 am and evening at 7pm,
on Monday. The director, Jane Clemons, emphasizes that you do not need to know how to
read music to do this, just be able to count to four! Color-coded music and loving encouragement have made this a favorite of many. You have heard them, now consider “wearing the gloves” and joining them!
Worship Assistants
Contemporary Worship Team and Band
Small Group Ministry
Bible studies
BOARDS AND COMMITTEES
As you consider where God’s gifts to you can be best applied, please consider these important service and leadership roles within our church. The groups below all meet at least once a month with additional responsibilities requiring your significant attention. In most cases participating in a board or committee is a 3-year commitment. The first year is primarily learning, the second and third implementing, Each group serves a fundamental function to the glory of God and to further the ministry of the church. They are all responsible for the “orderly administration of the affairs of the church” as written in our bylaws. Participation in these roles is by nomination: please let a pastor or the Moderator (currently Phil Clemons) know if you are interested in being nominated.
Board of Deacons
The spiritual stewards of our church and its members. The Deacons are servants for Jesus Christ and His Church while assisting the Senior Pastor with maintaining the Spiritual Guidance of the church. This includes helping at Worship, whether it’s assisting at a baptism, setting up and serving Communion, being an usher, collecting the offering, or greeting visitors. They oversee the membership of our church and have responsibilities including welcoming, maintaining order and discipline, and ministering to the edification and comfort of all. The Board has various teams including Pastoral Care, Hospitality, Worship Service Planning, Outreach, Volunteers, Small Groups, and Assimilation.
Board of Trustees
This board is responsible for the property of the church and most of the financial matters. Persons on this board need to have a faith-based understanding of managing the finances and property of the church. This Board prepares our budget annually for vote at our Annual Meeting and is responsible for managing the church’s investments. The Trustees work closely with the Stewardship Team each year. They also are responsible for interviewing and hiring church employees.
Christian Education Committee
This Committee is responsible for the overall planning, organizing, and running of the Sunday School program and the VBS program. They work with the Teachers and Assistants to oversee Sunday School and maintain other educational activities including Bible Studies and any Adult classes. The CE Committee chooses the curriculum for the children and advises the church concerning the needs of Sunday School. Finally, they oversee the needs of the nursery to provide for the youngest among us.
Stewardship Team
This Team conducts our annual financial appeal to members and friends to solicit commitments of their time, talent, and treasure; these sustain and carry out the work of the church. The team decides on the theme and implementation of the yearly appeal. They work closely with the Senior Pastor and Trustees during the budget process to understand the needs of the church and how best to deliver that message to the congregation. They host special events, write the appeal letters and assist with publicity.
Nominating Committee
This group continually evaluates vacancies on all boards, committees, officers, and teams and seeks to nominate individuals to roles that match their spiritual gifts, talents, and experiences. They prepare a report for the church’s annual business meeting, when church members vote to fill these roles. An understanding of church organization and familiarity with members is helpful. Members of the Nominating Committee are appointed by the Moderator per our Bylaws
Officers
The Officers of the Church have important leadership and communication roles within the Body. These positions are elected yearly
Moderator
Presides over all business meetings of the church and is the chairperson of Church Council. The Moderator works closely with all boards and the Senior Pastor to facilitate the vision and purpose of the church through consistency in the committees’ works.
Church clerk
The Clerk keeps a record of all business transactions, baptisms, weddings, funerals, admissions and transfers for the church. The Clerk serves as the recording secretary at Church Council and all congregational meetings. The Clerk also is responsible for the “call of meetings” by posting a meeting announcement in the Sanctuary ahead of the event.
Councilor at large
Our church currently has three positions At-Large. These persons are not affiliated with other committees, but are the “eyes and ears” of the congregation. They are the persons responsible for communicating concerns from the congregation to the committee needing to address it, by means of the Council Meeting. They come to our monthly Church Council meeting where representatives from all boards gather to represent the church family.
Treasurer
The Treasurer is basically our Accounts Payable person. They have charge of all monies collected and deposited and pay all bills approved by the Trustees. The Treasurer pays all salaried employees and renders reports each month as to receipts and expenditures of the church.
Collector
The Collector is our “Accounts Receivable” person. The Collector receives and accounts for all pledges and donations made towards the church budget and credits each individual with the amount paid as received. All financial details are kept confidential. The Collector accounts for all monies donated and collected. The Collector then transfers the money received to the Treasurer for financial oversight.
Auditor
The Auditor examines and compares the books of the Collector and Treasurer to ensure accuracy and balance and renders a report for our annual meeting
Delegate and Alternate
Our Delegate is the person who attends our regular State and National Congregational Association meetings, acting as our representative at those meetings and reporting back to the Church regarding the activity of those meetings. The Alternate is the back-up person in case the Delegate is unavailable.
Historian
Historians familiarize themselves with the history and records of the church so as to be able to represent those matters appropriately to inquirers. They collect, arrange, and safely preserve the noncurrent records of the church, its boards, officers and organization.